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#1 User is offline   jules101 

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Posted 2011-February-27, 15:05



This hand came up in a teams match.

Do you risk a double and hope to bid ♠, to show a strong flexible hand?

The worry is that pard bids ♣!

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Posted 2011-February-27, 15:44

Ugh! 3NT for me. Probably sick.
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Posted 2011-February-27, 21:10

View Postkenrexford, on 2011-February-27, 15:44, said:

Ugh! 3NT for me. Probably sick.


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Posted 2011-March-01, 08:20

I don't understand why you'd Dbl. I prefer 3NT (although not entirely happy about it), but if you really want something else I'd bid 3♠.
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Posted 2011-March-01, 08:44

double asks for trouble, it will be good if you find a magical hand in partner with 5 hearts, but other than that I think our only reasonable choices are 3♠ and 3NT

I think 3NT gets us to a good spot more often than 3♠ does.
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Posted 2011-March-01, 09:31

If I am going to brave the opps possibly running the club suit, it would be nice to have a trick source in case they can't do it immediately.

Wimping out with 3S. Perhaps on those hands where we can make 3NT, pard will raise spades and we make that; and conversely if pard can't move over 3S maybe we can't make 3NT.
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Posted 2011-March-01, 09:48

I'd 3N this too.
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Posted 2011-March-02, 12:56

3♠ for me. Given our diamond length, pard is likely to have support for spades. Plus, our ruffs will be in the short hand, as it should be.

Really surprised everybody joining the 3NT bus. Too much MPs I guess B-)
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Posted 2011-March-02, 13:03

View Postwhereagles, on 2011-March-02, 12:56, said:

3♠ for me. Given our diamond length, pard is likely to have support for spades. Plus, our ruffs will be in the short hand, as it should be.

Really surprised everybody joining the 3NT bus. Too much MPs I guess B-)


i'd prefer to play in spades for the overruffing
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Posted 2011-March-03, 09:10



NS make 4♠
N/S make 3/2♥
NS make 2N
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